Current Openings at RCL Foods

Job Description    

• RCL Foods is recruiting for a driven, highly energized and focused Route Controller within the baking business unit.
• The suitable candidate will be responsible to performs tasks / activities associated with the transportation and sales of bread and confectionary. Calling on customers (traders and retail chain stores), taking orders and delivering mainly from vehicle -frequently for cash and new customer acquisition.
• This role will be based in Durban and reporting to the Sales Manager.
• This role is a Permanent role.

Minimum Requirements    

• NQF level 4/5/6, matric and preferably a Diploma in Sales or Marketing.

Duties & Responsibilities    

Early Morning Shift

• Assist despatch to ensure trucks loaded and despatched on time, prioritizing where necessary
• Ensure all Drivers and VA’s are present and arrange cover if absenteeism
• Daily communication on Whatsapp regarding any orders that had to be cut, driver changes, absenteeism and late deliveries
• Conduct crate count and report on Whatapp
• Accurately complete register
• Check crate sheet and follow up with drivers on outstanding balances
• Meet with Sales Manager to discuss each day’s challenges, the next day’s planning and crate issues 
• Liaise with Customer Service Centre regarding second deliveries
• At Despatch, check on BOT’s (Bread on Truck), crate returns, bread returns and damages. 
• Assist driver with action plan if necessary where BOT’s, returns and damages are higher than the norm or if problems with crate losses

Afternoon Shift

• Handover meeting with Early Morning Route Controller
• Follow up on second deliveries, ensuring they leave on time
• At Dispatch, ensure correct procedure adhered to in terms of BOT’s, returns, damages and crate returns
• Verify earlier crate count
• Ensure drivers are using the vehicle safe
• Inspect trucks for any new damages/faults and report to Transport Supervisor
• Ensure crate sheets being completed correctly
• Train new drivers to follow the correct procedures
• Ensure drivers place order with Customer Service Centre timeously and before cash up
• Remain on site until the last truck arrives, ensuring the cash is deposited in the cash office safe
• Report problems or changes on Whatsapp before leaving

Route Rides

• Conduct 2 route rides weekly
• Complete Route Ride Analysis form per route ride and give feedback to Sales Manager within 24 hours regarding the successes, challenges and threats on the route (pricing monitor; competitor information; crates baseline; mileage; time taken, etc.)
• Conduct Sales Analysis, using the data to inform action plans to increase sales and distribution efficiencies
• With the Sales Manager formulate a Sales Plan per route to drive volumes and customer satisfaction.
• Implement the Route Sales Plan by utilising the Sales resources available including Sales Rep
• Visit schools on routes to obtain participation in School’s Competition
• Update crate sheet
• Conduct follow up visits with Sales Reps and Sales Manager to ensure customer losses are minimised
• Gain 5 new customers per route ride
• Follow up on lost business and if possible, regain the customer
• Ensure customers are experiencing good customer service and if not, take action to improve it
• Look for advertising opportunities and liaise with Marketing to obtain sign boards or similar material
• Where possible, facilitate COD customers to move onto JDE
• Monitor competitor activities and take action to counter potential sales loss

People Management

• Set daily objectives for the drivers and van assistants, ensuring full productivity
• Monitor employee performance weekly and give regular feedback, taking disciplinary action when necessary and giving recognition where it’s due.
• Conduct formal performance reviews twice yearly with all Drivers and VA’s 
• Conduct team meetings with Drivers and VA’s at least once a month to hear about challenges and  concerns and assist to resolve the issues

General

• Must be willing to assist as a driver as and when necessary

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Job Description    

• "We Grow What Matters" is not just a slogan; it's a commitment to making a meaningful impact on the world through our people.
• At RCL Foods, we live by a purpose that goes beyond nourishing bodies – "We Grow What Matters." As a leading force in the food manufacturing industry, we understand that growth extends far beyond our products; it's about cultivating an environment where diversity thrives. We are on the lookout for a passionate Diesel Mechanic Assistant. The role will be based in Burgersfort Depot and report to the Workshop Foreman. The main purpose of the role is to review all auto electrical repairs due on Fleet to Transport Manager, Work with Manager to prepare auto electrical jobs & mechanical jobs on time within specifications, Be able to diagnose & repair auto electrical faults on demand and Plan equipment &material needs for job card & service orders.

Minimum Requirements    

• Grade 12
• Preference will be given to candidates who have a recognized Tertiary Qualification especially in the auto-electrical field
• Isuzu experience

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Review all auto electrical repairs due on Fleet to Transport Manager
• Review all mechanical repairs due on Fleet to Transport Manager
• Assist Manager in controlling Transport costs while maintaining the quality standards.
• Assist Manager in controlling Transport costs while maintaining the safety standards.
• Be able to diagnose & repair Isuzu faults as per Isuzu fault finding system.
• Be able to check/repair alternators & starters as required.
• Be able to diagnose & repair auto electrical faults on demand.
• Be able to diagnose & repair mechanical faults on demand.
• Review job orders and accordingly establish priorities and service schedules
• Plan and monitor auto electrical component movements to ensure continuous operations.
• Plan equipment &material needs for job card & service orders
• Work with Manager to prepare auto electrical jobs & mechanical jobs on time within specifications

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Job Description    

• At RCL FOODS we grow what matters!!!
• Our Talent Team is looking for someone who is brilliant at the basics to fill the role of Supply Planner with great attention to detail. The role will report into the Supply Planning Manager and will be based in Krugersdorp.
• This position exists to develop and prepare both the short- and longer-term supply plan for Finished Goods, as well as packaging and ingredients, using the forward forecast and balancing it against supply constraints in order to optimise customer service at minimal cost. All this needs to be done taking into account product mix in order to maximise profit when making supply choices.
• The role will require working closely with other supply planners, Stock allocation Planner, production, demand planners and the distribution team to proactively ensure that there are no interruptions in supply.

Minimum Requirements    

• 3 - 5 years operational experience, preferably within the production planning environment, but will also consider candidates with strong operations processing experience and/or who have worked closely with the supply planning team in other roles
• Appropriate degree (eg: Commercial or Supply Chain) or Diploma in Commerce/Logistics Management / Supply Chain
• Or Supply Chain Diploma from SAPICS or APICS

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Functional Strategy into Action
• Facilitate integrated supply chain delivery by managing relationships and interaction with cross functional teams.
• Ensure the agreed SIA is implemented through delivery of own and team targets
•  Supply Planning – medium term
• Develop the national supply plan across all assigned processing plants by balancing the forward demand plan against the processing plants capacity for the next 12 - 18 months.
• Identify where targeted days cover and customer orders that cannot be met and make recommendations on how to achieve this. This may include recommending working additional shifts or overtime, making changes to the line setup or reallocation of resource. For all options, ensure that a cost assessment is provided to enable the best business decision
• Manage stock in both quarantine and available for sale to ensure stock is released quickly enough to enable customer service level targets to be met.
• Understand and use the latest planning standards (production line capacities, plant specialisation rules, warehouse space constraints) to generate the rough cut capacity supply plan.
• Challenge the planning rates used with production managers where you find the supply bias is consistently positive or negative in order to get the most accurate forward plan.
• Short Term Supply Planning
• On a weekly basis (and daily when stock shortages are experienced) review demand (demand forecasts and actual orders), stock cover requirements and stock holding positions to provide guidance on priorities, both by SKU or customer, and provide a clear steer to the distribution team on how to allocate stock.
• Ensure all decisions made drive optimal customer service while maximising profitability and minimising transport costs between regions.
• Determine the next day’s production based on a combination of actual sales orders, forward forecast and days cover targets.
• Plan the plant for the next day’s production, as well as the requirement for the next 2-4 days ahead in order to limit volatility when actual customer orders land
• Finished Goods Stock Management using National Days Cover
• Calculate the stock targets by SKU by using the relevant information to input in the inventory optimisation model (e.g. forecast accuracy, factory reliability, production cycle times, order lead time, customer service levels).
• Propose stock level targets for agreement by the Supply Chain Management for both national and regional levels (for all stock holding points).
• Review stock days targets on a periodic basis, at least once or twice a year
• Make appropriate recommendation on stock where days cover either exceed maximum or are below minimum covers.
• Pro-actively manage national stock covers within the targeted range, taking into account product innovation, discontinuations, slow moving and obsolete stock across all stock holding points.
• Liaise with the distribution team to ensure that action is taken to prevent unnecessary costs and maintain a clean stock system.
• Sales and Operations Planning / iCSE
• Develop the overall supply plan that will be used as input into the company wide S&OP / iCSE process.
• Provide input into the Supply Planning Meetings and Supply Chain Review on where the risks are for shortages, excess stocks and potential write-offs are for Packaging and Ingredients, as well as for Finished Goods.
• Identify gaps and opportunities and make appropriate recommendations to close these with the Supply Planning Manager
• Innovation/Discontinuation
• Drive the coordination for delivery of innovation into the supply chain including attending the innovation meetings and representing the Supply Chain in these forums.
• Actively manage down stock being discontinued, including working with distribution to exit a sku. Write-offs to be kept to a minimum or entirely avoided if possible. This includes investigating opportunities to use at other sites, working with the R&D team to possibly work away in other products, selling back to supplier.
• Work closely with Marketing and R&D teams to ensure ingredient and packaging requirements for new product launches are received in order to meet launch deadlines.
• Calculate estimated bleed outs of packaging and ingredients at the beginning of a project and where applicable provide timeous provisions for write-offs to the project team.
• Supply Chain Reporting
• Update the scorecards with the relevant KPI's on a weekly/monthly basis and issue.
• Issue the agreed national outbound supply chain reports on a week/monthly basis as appropriate.
• Understand the variances against targets for key KPI's and provide explanations and corrective actions required.
• Generate the agreed weekly supply planning packs/reports and associated minutes.
• Outbound Supply Chain Project Coordination
• Be involved in projects that drive cost savings or system improvements (e.g.: SAP and other system tools).
• Information and Data Management
• Ensure team members accurately and regularly capture data into SAP, Syspro and Barnton and any shared spreadsheets to enable access to reliable data and reporting for trend analysis and decision making.
• Ensure all planning master data is 100% accurate in planning tools
• Share relevant data with management teams to enable reliable business decision making.
• Administration
• Oversee filing and safeguarding of records within area of responsibility.
• Compile ad hoc spreadsheets when required.

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Job Description    

• Are you in your final year of studying toward an HR qualification and are requiring 12 months Work Integrated Learning (in-service training) in a corporate environment in order to obtain your tertiary qualification?
• If you answered YES to the above question, we have a great opportunity for YOU!
• RCL FOODS is looking to provide workplace experience to a selected number of individuals who are passionate to learn and grow in the HR field.
• This role will be based in Durban and will require driven and energetic interns to provide day to day support for the relevant teams.

Minimum Requirements    

• CV confirming your area of residence.
• Certified copy of ID (Date stamped not older than 3 months).
• Certified proof of academic record (Date stamped not older than 3 months).
• A letter from your tertiary institution indicating the requirement for Work Integrated Learning (in-service training) and the duration required.

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Job Description    

• Are you in your final year of studying toward an HR qualification and are requiring 12 months Work Integrated Learning (in-service training) in a corporate environment in order to obtain your tertiary qualification?
• If you answered YES to the above question, we have a great opportunity for YOU!
• RCL FOODS is looking to provide workplace experience to a selected number of individuals who are passionate to learn and grow in the HR field.
• This role will be based in Durban and will require driven and energetic interns to provide day to day support for the relevant teams.

Minimum Requirements    

• CV confirming your area of residence.
• Certified copy of ID (Date stamped not older than 3 months).
• Certified proof of academic record (Date stamped not older than 3 months).
• A letter from your tertiary institution indicating the requirement for Work Integrated Learning (in-service training) and the duration required.